Wharton High School - Echo Yearbook (Wharton, OH)

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JUNIOR AND SENIOR BANQUET The Junior and Senior banquet was held in the Wharton high school gym- nasium at 6:30, May 18, 1942. The following program was held: Welcome. Richard Epley: response, C. Ruth Walters: reading, Boosting , Carlos Baker: short talk, Mr. Stout: prophecy, Marianne Murray: short talk, Mrs. Walton. The toastmaster of the evening was Richard Epley. The dinner was served by the Home Economics girls. Afterwards the group attended a picture show at the Forest theatre. irakir ATHLETIC BANQUET The annual athletic banquet was held on the night of April 10. In previous years it had been the custom to include only the team members, coach, cheerlead- ers, superintendent and a few special guests. This year, however, the affair was changed into a community potluck. and the team members were the honored guests. The banquet was held in the school gymnasium. The first ten team mem- bers, the coach, the superintendent, the speaker, and the team manager were seated at one specially-decorated table. The table was trimmed with red and white crepe paper streamers which floated out from the centerpiece, the Wyandot County Tournament Trophy. I The program which followed the supper, with the exception of the speaker. Mr. Ralph Broede, was entirely home talent. The Sunshine Quartet, Martha Ruth Musgrave, Phyllis Bowman, Clara Louise Shaffer, and Georgianne Bristoll sang several numbers: two numbers by the Barbershop Quartet, Harry Cole, Fred Corbin, Royal Kear and Marion McEvoy: Mr. Zuber gave a short review of the basketball season and presented individual rewards to the basketball meme bers and cheerleaders: the cheerleaders led several cheers. The program ended with the singing of the school song. '

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SENIOR CLASS PLAY LISTEN 'ro LEON B111 Zanders, in love with Ann .............,................................. Hank Evans, his pal ............................... Tessie Helmberger, the Dutch Cook ...... Ioretta Ware, who rules the roast .... Carl Pever Marion McEvoy Irene Wykes Grace Stephan Alix Ware, her husband .................... ...... .... G a rold Suber Cuddles LaRose, a chorus girl ............................. .....,.... D onna Kean- Miss Prudence Whitney, who wants to wed .... Helen Humphrey Ann Whitney, her young sister ......................... .... ll 'Iaxine Bristoll Olaf Swanson. '1'essie's boy friend ...............,....... ..,..... R oyal Kear Mrs. Thurston Thwacker, Alix's Mother-in-law. ..... ........... D oris Secrist Uncle Zebediah Zanders, Billy's uncle ............... ....... ..................................., R u ssell Southward NVhen the little wife walks out on you what can you do? Get a substitute of course. domineering wife, Loretta, quarrels with him .a substitute wife to oblige his old college pals, the three having sworn an oath of fealty: dinner party for his sweetheart, Ann, and her to attend the party unless a married woman is fiance, Cuddles, to pass as Alix's wife during diaheof Idaho, whom he hopes to marry off marry him until the homely Prudence catches Zebediah gets cold feet and cancels his trip. is and you suddenly need her in an emergency, That is what Alix Ware does when his and leaves home in a jealous rage. He gets Billy and Hank, who are lodgers in his houseg One for all and all for one. Billy gives a old maid sister,Prudence, who has refused present as chaperon. ,Billy persuades Hank's the party, and he sends for his uncle Zebe- to Prudence because he cannot induce Ann to a husband. Trouble begins when Uncle Billy persuades Hank to imitate Uncle Zebediah, disguised in cowboy clothes and a handle-bar mustache. When Hank is compelled to make love to Prudence he rouses the ire of Cuddles who retaliates by flirting with Alix. This flirtation involves Billy in difficulties with Prudence and Ann. Ann breaks her engagement to him, and gets Alix into hot water with his mother-in-law, a dicta- torial lady who is allergic to peanuts. When the mother-in-law tries to phone to the absent Loretta about her husband Alix's supposed philanderings, Alix deluges her with peanuts until she falls into a death-like trance which convinces the terrified Alix that he has mur- dered her. When the real Uncle Zebediah nnrxpectedly arrives on the scene, he speedily reaps the crop of trouble sown for him by the masquerading Hank and his two pals. 'kiri' JUNIOR CLASS PLAY , HMEE1' MY wives ' Q Archibald Darby, Leon's friend ............................................ ............. D arl Bash Anne Cushman, Carolyn's friend ................ ....... M arilyn Fehrlel Carolyn Jamison, Colonel Bryon's Ward .... Marianne Murray Leon Bryon, a lying Casanova ................. ...... D onald Plotts Guisseppe,.Leon's man ............ ..' ............. ........... C arlos Baker Colonel Bryon, Leon's uncle- ........ .......... R ichard Epley Babe, Leon's step-daughter ........... ..... . .. ..... ....................... ..................... D o ris Cole Nellie, Babe's harangued maid ............................. 4.., ................................ Georgianne Brlstoll Leon has what amounts to a. genius for lying. Why tell the truth when, a lie is so much more interesting? he asks, and adds that if he liesjiimselt into trouble, he can 'lie himself rightfgout again. His valet backs him up as well as he can, but often he's not -sure which lie he's backing, for Leon really has something to conceal. His devoted and rich uncle plans to marry him to his ward, but Leon shies at the idea. A schoolboy infatua- 'tion had led him to marry a much older woman who had a daughter older' than Leon himself. After the woman's death, the daughter persistently tagged after Leon calling him daddy and warning him to scare up a husband for her. In the meantime -Leonchad fallen in love with a girl. However he got her name mixed up with that of her friend, which added numerous complications. . Thumbnail sketches of members of the cast follow: lovable, irresponsible Leong his valet, with much funny stage business: worried Archie and fine old Colonel Bryon: Leon's rich uncleg Ann and Carolyn, pretty girls and good friends even if they have moments of being cattyg Nellie, the maid, very meek and polite to Babe, a real scream as she frisks after the men, determined to get one.

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